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Heraclea Perinthus (Marmara Ereglisi, Turkey)

In 46 A.D., after the death of the Thracian king Rhoemetalces III and after an unsuccessful anti-Roman revolt, the Thracian Kingdom was annexed by Claudius as the Roman province of Thracia. Perinthus was made the capital of Roman Thracia. The Latin coins of Perinthus, struck under Claudius and Nero, are all rare. BMC does not list Perinthus mint, and identifies some types as barbarous, which are now attributed to Perinthus. RIC notes the existence of Balkan sestertii, dupondii and asses but does not catalog them. The city was later renamed Heraclea. An imperial mint was opened at Heraclea during the reign of Diocletian.

Augustus, 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D., Restitution Issue Struck in Thrace under Titus

|Augustus|, |Augustus,| |16| |January| |27| |B.C.| |-| |19| |August| |14| |A.D.,| |Restitution| |Issue| |Struck| |in| |Thrace| |under| |Titus||sestertius|
The restoration coins of Titus and Domitian attributed by BMC to Lugdunum have been reattributed in RPC II and the new RIC II, part 1 to Thrace, and perhaps Perinthus. The types are rarely found in the west and are most frequently found in the Balkans, some share a countermark identical to some coins of Perinthus, the epigraphy does not fit Lugdunum or Rome, and the inconsistent die axis is characteristic of the Perinthus mint.
SH73458. Brass sestertius, RPC II 511, RIC II-1 Titus 403 (R); BMCRE II Titus 263; BnF III -; Hunter I -; Cohen I -; SRCV I -, gF, centered, nice green patina, weight 24.742 g, maximum diameter 35.0 mm, die axis 180o, Thrace, Perinthus(?) mint, 80 A.D.; obverse DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, Augustus seated left on curule chair, feet on footstool, radiate and togate, patera in right, long scepter vertical behind in left; reverse IMP T CAES DIVI DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P COS VIII (clockwise starting at 12:00), large S C, REST above; huge 35 mm bronze!; rare; SOLD


Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D., Perinthus, Thrace

|Nero|, |Nero,| |13| |October| |54| |-| |9| |June| |68| |A.D.,| |Perinthus,| |Thrace||sestertius|
The reverse uses the roundness of the flan and three geometric planes of relief to both present the scene in a format that draws the eye to the emperor and show movement that is lacking on almost all other Roman coins.
SH22438. Orichalcum sestertius, CNG 9/06 lot 858 (same obverse die?), otherwise unpublished, F, weight 19.690 g, maximum diameter 34.0 mm, die axis 0o, Heraclea Perinthos (Marmara Ereglisi, Turkey) mint, 65 - 68 A.D.; obverse NERO CLAVDIVS CAE[SAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P], laureate head right; reverse [DECVR]SIO below, S C at sides, Nero, holding spear, on horseback prancing right, foot-soldier advancing right, head left, holding vexillum, another soldier running right; green patina, thin flan; very rare; SOLD


Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D.

|Nero|, |Nero,| |13| |October| |54| |-| |9| |June| |68| |A.D.||semis|
C. Howgego suggests that this might belong with the Thracian group of Neronian coins in Latin (RPC I 1758 ff.).
RB33833. Bronze semis, RPC Online I 5487 (post publication addition), RIC I -, Cohen I -, BMCRE I -, BnF I -, aVF, weight 4.105 g, maximum diameter 19.1 mm, die axis 180o, uncertain (Perinthus, Thrace?) mint, c. 64 A.D.; obverse NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR, bare head right; reverse VICTORIA AVGVSTI (the victory of the Emperor), Victory walking left, wreath in right hand, palm frond in left; very rare; SOLD


Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D., Perinthus, Thrace

|Nero|, |Nero,| |13| |October| |54| |-| |9| |June| |68| |A.D.,| |Perinthus,| |Thrace||as|
The style and find location indicate the origin of this coin at Perinthus, Thrace. All the Roman bronze types of Nero from Perinthus are rare.
RP91191. Bronze as, RIC I p. 186 - 187; RPC I 1760 (discussion on p. 318); BMCRE I 391 note, pl. 48, 11; Mac Dowall WCN p. 245, 1 (Moesia), Tooling and smoothing on the reverse, weight 9.331 g, maximum diameter 28.4 mm, die axis 0o, Heraclea Perinthos (Marmara Ereglisi, Turkey) mint, obverse NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M, laureate head right; reverse Neptune standing left, dolphin in right hand, long scepter vertical in left hand, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field; rare; SOLD


Titus, 24 June 79 - 13 September 81 A.D.

|Titus|, |Titus,| |24| |June| |79| |-| |13| |September| |81| |A.D.||sestertius|
Coins from this eastern mint have Latin legends and the usual Rome mint AE denominations but are differentiated by large portraits, crowded legends with serifs, a variable die axis, and a flat or even convex reverse. There are almost no finds of these coins from Western Europe. All the coins attributed by BMCRE to Lugdunum are now assigned to this eastern mint.
RB90705. Bronze sestertius, RIC II-1 498 (Eastern mint (Thrace?)); RPC II 501(Thrace); BMCRE II 309 (Lugdunum); BnF III 323 (Bithynia); Cahn Bithynia 1 (Bithynia), F, well centered, scratches, weight 24.724 g, maximum diameter 35.0 mm, die axis 180o, Eastern (Perinthus?) mint, 80 - 81 A.D., after the deification of Vespasian; obverse IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, laureate head right; reverse PAX AVGVST (the peace of the Emperor), Pax standing left, olive branch downward in right hand, scepter in left hand, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking low at sides; SOLD


Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D., Perinthus, Thrace

|Nero|, |Nero,| |13| |October| |54| |-| |9| |June| |68| |A.D.,| |Perinthus,| |Thrace||dupondius|
The obverse centering mark, style, flan, lack of concavity, 12:00 die axis and Balkan patina identify this as a product of the Balkan mint.
RB71339. Orichalcum dupondius, Apparently unpublished; RIC I -, BMCRE -, RPC I -; cf. CNG e-auction 158, 225 (similar Balkans mint with Nero right), F, weight 10.844 g, maximum diameter 27.2 mm, die axis 0o, Heraclea Perinthos (Marmara Ereglisi, Turkey) mint, c. 65 A.D.; obverse NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P, Laureate head left, centering mark; reverse SECVRITAS AVGVSTI (security of the Emperors), Securitas seated right, resting right arm against back of throne, long scepter in right; lighted, altar before, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field, II (mark of value) in exergue; possibly unique; SOLD


Titus, 24 June 79 - 13 September 81 A.D.

|Titus|, |Titus,| |24| |June| |79| |-| |13| |September| |81| |A.D.||sestertius|
Coins from this eastern mint have Latin legends and the usual Rome mint AE denominations but are differentiated by large portraits, crowded legends with serifs, a variable die axis, and a flat or even convex reverse. There are almost no finds of these coins from Western Europe. All the coins with these characteristics, attributed by BMCRE to Lugdunum, are now assigned to this eastern mint.
RB97208. Bronze sestertius, RIC II-1 498 (Eastern mint (Thrace?)); RPC II 501 (Thrace); BMCRE II 309 (Lugdunum); BnF III 323 (Bithynia); Cahn Bithynia 1 (Bithynia), aF, centered on a broad flan, parts of legends weak/unstruck, scratches, bumps, areas of porosity, weight 25.571 g, maximum diameter 33.9 mm, die axis 180o, Eastern (Perinthus?) mint, 80 - 81 A.D., after the deification of Vespasian; obverse IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, laureate head right; reverse PAX AVGVST (the peace of the Emperor), Pax standing left, olive branch downward in right hand, scepter in left hand, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking low at sides; ex Numismatik Naumann auction 88 (5 Apr 2020), lot 1088 (part of); SOLD


Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D.

|Nero|, |Nero,| |13| |October| |54| |-| |9| |June| |68| |A.D.||semis|
C. Howgego suggests that this might belong with the Thracian group of Neronian coins in Latin (RPC I 1758 ff.).
RP112043. Bronze semis, RPC Online I 5487 (post publication addition), RIC I -, Cohen I -, BMCRE I -, BnF I -, VF, green patina, earthen deposits, slightly off center tight flan, scratches, weight 4.041 g, maximum diameter 18.9 mm, die axis 180o, uncertain (Perinthus, Thrace?) mint, c. 64 A.D.; obverse NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR, bare head right; reverse VICTORIA AVGVSTI (the victory of the Emperor), Victory walking left, wreath in right hand, palm frond in left; very rare; SOLD


Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D., Perinthus, Byzantium, Thrace

|Nero|, |Nero,| |13| |October| |54| |-| |9| |June| |68| |A.D.,| |Perinthus,| |Byzantium,| |Thrace||AE| |25|
This type is described as "Roman" vs. the ethnic Perinthus types minted before 62 A.D. The denomination is uncertain, but it may have been an as or dupondius equivalent. Other "Roman" types minted at Perinthus during this period include an AE32 with an arch reverse (sestertius), and middle brass (dupondii or asses) with Securitas seated, Neptune standing, and an altar. All are rare and known to RPC by only one or two examples. Source: Roman Provincial Coins
RP00640. Orichalcum AE 25, RPC I 1762, F, weight 11.3 g, maximum diameter 27.8 mm, die axis 0o, Heraclea Perinthos (Marmara Ereglisi, Turkey) mint, 62 - 68 A.D.; obverse NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P, laureate head right; reverse eagle on globe facing wings spread head right, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field; rare; SOLD


Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D., Perinthus, Thrace

|Nero|, |Nero,| |13| |October| |54| |-| |9| |June| |68| |A.D.,| |Perinthus,| |Thrace||as|
In 46 A.D., after the death of the Thracian king Rhoemetalces III and after an unsuccessful anti-Roman revolt, the Thracian Kingdom was annexed by Claudius as the Roman province of Thracia. Perinthus was made the capital of Roman Thracia. All the Latin coins of Perinthus are rare. BMC does not list Perinthus mint, but identifies this type as "barbarous." RIC notes the existence of Balkan sestertii, dupondii, and asses but does not catalog them.
RB90366. Copper as, RPC I Supp. S-1760a, F, corrosion, light scratches, weight 8.452 g, maximum diameter 27.7 mm, die axis 315o, Heraclea Perinthos (Marmara Ereglisi, Turkey) mint, 63 - 9 Jun 68 A.D.; obverse NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG, laureate head right; reverse Neptune standing half left, dolphin in right, long vertical trident in left, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field; very rare; SOLD




  




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REFERENCES

Burnett, A., M. Amandry and P.P. Ripollès. Roman Provincial Coinage I: From the death of Caesar to the death of Vitellius (44 BC-AD 69). (London, 1992 and supplement).
Mattingly, H. and R.A.G. Carson. Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, Vol 1: Augustus to Vitellius. (London, 1923).
MacDowell, D.W. The Western Coinages of Nero. ANSNNM 161. (New York, 1979).
Sutherland, C.H.V. The Roman Imperial Coinage, Vol. I, From 39 BC to AD 69. (London, 1984).

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